Felicien jobert



RJOBRT. GARv GUU'PLIN@ (No Model.)

No. 522,343. Patented July s, 1894.

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To all whom it Be it known that I,FL ICIE .TBERT, a citizen of theRepublic of i. France, residing at East Longmeadow, in the county ofHampden? and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and usefulImprovements inCarCoupJ lings, of which the following'is aspecification.

This invention relates .toimprovements in automatic car couplings.

The object of the invention is to produce a y novel coupling which is'unusually certain and efficient in operation and which permits an easyuneoupling when purposed. And `the invention consists in constructionsand combinations of parts all substantially as will hereinafter fullyappear and be set forth in the claims. A l A Reference is to behadtotheaccompanying drawings in which the present im proved coupling isfully and clearly illustratedv and in which f f i Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the couplings for two cars as in'their coupled r'elationsFig. 2 is a front end view of oneefthecouplings, the coupling-bar'ybeing indicated in cross section as taken on the line2-2,-Fig.1. Fig. 3is a plan view ofrone of the couplings@ Fig. 4 is 'a vertical,longitudinal, sectionalf view showing the ycoupling-bar of one coup!ling as brought into its'runcoupling positionl y vertical cheek pieces,d, d2, and the interme- -diate longitudinal l'vertical cheek-piece, b,

which divides the coupling head into the two compartments, 10 and 12,which are open upwardly and forwardly as shown. f

Thebase of the compartment, 12, has the slot, d, which is widened at therear, and said base has the forward and downwardly inclinedcontinuation, f. At the rear of this compartment, 12, is a plate, g,which' has a forwardand *upward*l inclination, it being by its rear partpivotallymounted upon the transverse bolt, c, which extends between thecheek-pieces, a2, b, to be swung upwardly from itsposition of restvwhich is had by its lateral extensions, g2, upon theinclined rear edgeof the cheek-pieces, (1,5, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, to the positionindicated in dotted lines in said Fig. 4F. The spring, g3, holds thislatchlike plate to rest in itsstated normal position. Upon the outeredgeof the said inclined part, f, is thev upturned guard or guide lip, f2.There is I itted within the forward part of the other compartment,` 10,a bl0ck,0, which is piv'otally held, as insured by the bolt, h, whichpasses throughand between the cheek-plates, a, b,and throughnthe lowerrear corner portion of saidl block. This block may, therefore, by itsforwardvportion swing upwardly. The spring, z', exerts the pressure tohold the block in vits levelposition. v

D represents the .coupling-bar which, as seen at j, isfpivoted withinthe transversely widened aperture, lc, in the bottom of the block,by'means of `the vertical bolt shown, so that the bar may have a properdegree of lateral swing as usual inlca'r' couplings.

[The coupling-bar at its 'forward extremity has the/dependingvstud, l,with the enlargement, Z2, f at its lower end,-the size of .these vpartsbeing determined,A with reference to the dimensions of the aforesaidslot,cl,-that is to say,`the enlargement is smaller than the widenedpartof the slot and yet greater than the narrowed part of the slot,whilethe neck of the studffinay. freely move endwise along 1 said narrowedslot portion. The couplingbar is also constructed with an integral nose,

m, which inclines upwardly and rearwardly.

from its flo'rwardrend, its upper extremity constituting a handle-lever.This extensionhas within its rear edge a narrow-yertical forwardlyextended recess, m2into whichv projects the free forwardl end of a,fiat. spring, n. This flat spring stands with its longitudinal edgeupward, and has its rear end set or fixed firmly within the forward partof the said block, C. This spring, while it permits the lateraldeflection of the coupling-bar, as occasionally incidental to itsoperation, normally roo exerts the tendency to maintain the bar in theproper longitudinal line. Chains, o, may be connected to the saidextensions, they thence p extending to the tops of the car whereby thecoupling-bars may be given their vertical movements without the personnecessarily coming down to the bottom of the car.

The operation of the couplings will be now described, it beingunderstood that duplicate couplings are mounted upon the adjoining endsof two cars, so that the coupling-bar, D, of each is in line with theslotted compartment, 12, of the other. AS the cars approach, thecoupling-bar of each coupling, by its stud, Z, rides upon the incline,f, of the other coupling and Iina'lly the studs fall through theenlarged portions of the slots, (Z. Now as the cars are drawn andslightly separate, as it will be seen they may, the necks of the studsare brought against the forward boundaries of the slots, CZ, and thestud enlargements which are now overlaid by the sidewise boundaries ofthe narrowed part of the slots are prevented from unduly rising andbecoming disengaged.

Now to uncouple, the cars are brought together so as to slacken up thedraft on the couplings and to bring the studs, Z, Z, under the enlargedrear areas ot' the slots, cZ, oZ, whereupon the coupling-bars are to beboth swung up (see the one so swung in Fig. 4c) this swinging movementcausing the upswing of the plate, g, until the nose of the couplingbarhas passed it, when the said plate snaps back to its place and serves tohold the bars elevated and from dropping back into the slot. Now, whenone car is drawn away from the other so that the studs are out ofregistry, or out of possibility of engagement with the slots of theopposite couplings, the coupling-bars fall back to their level positionsready for the next coupling operation.

Each coupling head has a hole whereby the ordinary coupling pin (asindicated at and link may be employed in case a car having this couplingis to be coupled to a car having some other form of coupling with whichthe present novel features would not coact.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. In a car coupling, a coupling head or horizontal support with onesidewise portion provided with the slot, oZ, which is wider at the rear,and with the downward and forward inclination, f, and having supportedat its other side portion the forwardly extending and verticallyswinging coupling-bar which is provided with the depending stud, Z,which has the lower end enlargement, Z2, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

2. In a car coupling, a coupling head or horizontal support, B, with onesidewise portion provided with the vertical slot, CZ, and the downwardand forward inclination, f, with the upturned side lip, f2, and havingsupported at its other side portion the vertically swinging andforwardly extending draw-bar which is provided with the depending stud,

Z, substantially as described.

3. In a car coupling, a coupling head or horizontalsupport, B, with onesidewise portion provided with the slot, cZ, and the downward andforward inclination, f, and having at the rear of and above said slotthe upwardly and forwardlyinclined plate, g, which is pivotally mountedto swing rearwardly, and having supported at its other side portion thevertically swinging draw-bar which is provided with the depending stud,Z, substantially as described.

4. In a car coupling, a coupling head comprised in the horizontalsupport, B, with one sidewise portionprovided with the vertical slot, d,and the downward and forward inclination and having at the other sidethe block, C, which is pivotally secured at its rear lower corner, andhaving the aperture, 7c, and the coupling-bar provided with the stud, Z,having its rear end portion pivoted to the block within said aperture toswing transversely independently of the block and to have a bodilyvertical swinging movement with the block, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

5. In a car coupling, the combination with the coupling head of aforwardly extending coupling-bar which at its rear is pivotally mountedfor a lateral swinging movement, a ilat spring having its rear endconfined in a support which is independent of the said coupling-bar, andwhich extends longitudinally along the bar to an engagement with aforward part thereof, and exerting a stress thereon to maintain the barin the longitudinal line of the coupling, substantially as described.

6. In a car-coupling, the combination with the head having the block, C,pivoted thereon for an upward and downward swinging movement and havingthe recess, 7c, of the forwardly extended coupling-bar, D, connected bythe pivot at its rear end within said recess, Zc, for a bodily swingingmovement vertically with the block, and for an independent sidewiseswinging movement, and having at its forward part an upward projection,m, with the narrow recess, m2, and the flat spring n, having its rearend connected to the block and extending along the bar and entering saidrecess, m2, substantially as described.

7. In a car coupling, the combination with a coupling-head comprisingthe horizontal base, B, provided with the slot, CZ, and with thedownwardly and forwardly inclined ex-` tension, f, and the longitudinalcheek-plates, a, o?, Z), of the forwardly and upwardly inclined plate,g, pivoted at the rear of and above the said slot, between two of theearpieces, and the block, C, pivoted at the other between theAsaid blockand coupling-bar, subsidewise part'. o the baste batween two of thestantially as and for the purpose set forth. ear-pieces and avingt eraw-bar', D, mov-` able vertically with the block and so pivotf FELICIENJOBERT' ally connected therewith as to move sidewise Witnesses:

independently of the block and having the WM. S. BELLOWS,

depending stud, Z, and the spring, fn, acting K. I. CLEMONs.

